A 7.8 magnitude undersea earthquake near Russia caused a tsunami scare. Here's why we fear the destructive waves ...

A massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Russia's Kamchatka region at 3 p.m. ET on Thursday. Newsweek's live blog is closed.

The magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off the eastern coast of Russia, prompting close monitoring in Alaska, Hawaii and the U.S ...

The US Geological Survey (USGS) has detected more than a dozen aftershocks, ranging from 4.8 to 5.6 magnitude. In Russia, ...

ADAK, Alaska – A 7.8 earthquake off the coast of Russia triggered a Tsunami Advisory for the Aleutian Islands in Alaska on Thursday, but the alert has since been canceled. The quake struck just before ...

A powerful magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in Russia’s Far East on Thursday, prompting immediate tsunami warnings across the North Pacific, including parts of Alaska.

For the second time in two months, residents and emergency officials around the Pacific rim of the United States were put on alert about a potential tsunami after a Russian earthquake. The magnitude 7 ...

A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s eastern coast, setting off tsunami alarms across the Pacific — from Alaska to Hawaii and the U.S. West Coast. Emergency officials issued urgent ...